This book contributes to debates on current sustainability practices, with a focus on assessment tools as applied in higher education institutions. These institutions are challenged to carry out management, research, and teaching, and to create settings that allow developing new competencies to address the complex global environmental, social, cultural, and economic pressures with which current and future generations are confronted.
The first chapters discuss issues of sustainability in higher education, namely the role of universities in promoting sustainability and the emergent...
This book contributes to debates on current sustainability practices, with a focus on assessment tools as applied in higher education institutions....
This collected volume deals with emerging issues related to climate variation, climate change and adaptation technologies, with a special focus on Latin American countries. Presenting a variety of adaptation strategies and projects currently being undertaken and implemented, the book showcases how Latin American nations are struggling to meet the challenges of climate change. Latin America as a whole and Central America in particular is one of the most vulnerable regions of the world and is severely affected by recurrent extreme climate-related events. This volume documents and analyzes the...
This collected volume deals with emerging issues related to climate variation, climate change and adaptation technologies, with a special focus on Lat...
Including considerations of sustainability in universities' activities has long since become mainstream. However, there is still much to be done with regard to the full integration of sustainability thinking into science and engineering curricula. Among the problems that hinder progress in this field, the lack of sound information on how to actually implement it is prominent. Created in order to address this need, this book presents a wealth of information on innovative approaches, methods and tools that may be helpful in translating sustainability principles into practice.
Including considerations of sustainability in universities' activities has long since become mainstream. However, there is still much to be done with ...
This collected volume deals with emerging issues related to climate variation, climate change and adaptation technologies, with a special focus on Latin American countries.
This collected volume deals with emerging issues related to climate variation, climate change and adaptation technologies, with a special focus on Lat...
Including considerations of sustainability in universities' activities has long since become mainstream. Created in order to address this need, this book presents a wealth of information on innovative approaches, methods and tools that may be helpful in translating sustainability principles into practice.
Including considerations of sustainability in universities' activities has long since become mainstream. Created in order to address this need, this b...
This book contributes to debates on current sustainability practices, with a focus on assessment tools as applied in higher education institutions. These institutions are challenged to carry out management, research, and teaching, and to create settings that allow developing new competencies to address the complex global environmental, social, cultural, and economic pressures with which current and future generations are confronted.
The first chapters discuss issues of sustainability in higher education, namely the role of universities in promoting sustainability and the emergent...
This book contributes to debates on current sustainability practices, with a focus on assessment tools as applied in higher education institutions....
